A $30 million budget was approved Thursday by the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District board of directors.
The budget is the largest in the history of the district because it reflects spending $12 million in the first phase of a hydropowe...]]>http://www.chieftain.com/special/water/5423695-120/district-million-project-budget
/Special/Water/13559340Fri, 09 Dec 2016 04:36:39 GMTJim BroderickGet on boardWed, 07 Dec 2016 15:18:43 GMT

CHIEFTAIN EDITORIAL

As reported in The Chieftain this past Saturday, the Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District has formally joined a federal lawsuit and state lawsuit against Colorado Springs for not controlling stormwater flooding and discharging pollutants ...]]>http://www.chieftain.com/special/water/5397007-120/colorado-lawsuit-springs-pueblo
/Special/Water/13494705Wed, 07 Dec 2016 15:18:43 GMTLower Ark district joins federal lawsuit against Colorado SpringsSat, 03 Dec 2016 05:45:51 GMT

BY PETER ROPER
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

The Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District has joined a federal lawsuit against Colorado Springs for not controlling stormwater flooding and discharging pollutants into Fountain Creek and the Arkansas River.
The lawsuit was filed last month...]]>http://www.chieftain.com/special/water/5401254-120/colorado-springs-district-lawsuit
/Special/Water/13505564Sat, 03 Dec 2016 05:45:51 GMTCHIEFTAIN PHOTO/FILE
The Fountain Creek flows under the East Eighth Street bridge in April. The Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District has joined a federal lawsuit against Colorado Springs regarding the creek and the Arkansas River.Pueblo County may join in Fountain Creek lawsuit against Colorado SpringsMon, 21 Nov 2016 05:42:30 GMT

BY ANTHONY A. MESTAS
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

The Pueblo County commissioners said Friday they are evaluating whether the county should intervene as a party in a lawsuit filed against Colorado Springs for discharging pollutants into Fountain Creek and the Arkansas River.
The board is also evalua...]]>http://www.chieftain.com/special/water/5350530-120/county-colorado-pueblo-springs
/Special/Water/13385341Mon, 21 Nov 2016 05:42:30 GMTSnowpack’s slowest start in decadesSat, 19 Nov 2016 05:09:06 GMT

BY PETER ROPER
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

The western mountains are as dry as they look, Pueblo water officials confirmed Friday.
“This is the slowest start on snowpack that we’ve seen in decades,” said Alan Ward, division manager at the Pueblo Board of Water Works. “The snow monitors we hav...]]>http://www.chieftain.com/special/water/5349986-120/pueblo-chieftain-dry-snow
/Special/Water/13383802Sat, 19 Nov 2016 05:09:06 GMTSLV town of Romeo under bottled water advisoryThu, 17 Nov 2016 06:03:48 GMT

BY MATT HILDNER
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

ROMEO — This town has been under a boiled water advisory since Saturday.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued the advisory after samples of the town’s drinking water tested positive for total coliform, a group of bacteria t...]]>http://www.chieftain.com/special/water/5342273-120/town-advisory-samples-harmful
/Special/Water/13365028Thu, 17 Nov 2016 06:03:48 GMTLower Ark joins Fountain Creek lawsuit; water conservancy comes out against Colorado SpringsThu, 17 Nov 2016 05:04:02 GMT

BY ANTHONY A. MESTAS
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

ROCKY FORD — Members of the Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District said Wednesday that they’ve heard the same story about Fountain Creek from Colorado Springs for 12 years and, frankly, they’re tired of it.
During their monthly meeting her...]]>http://www.chieftain.com/special/water/5342168-120/colorado-springs-lawsuit-lower
/Special/Water/13364758Thu, 17 Nov 2016 05:04:02 GMTWater agency claims role in lawsuitSat, 12 Nov 2016 05:25:32 GMT

BY ROBERT BOCZKIEWICZ
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

DENVER — The Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District claims it triggered a lawsuit against Colorado Springs for discharging pollutants into Fountain Creek and the Arkansas River.
The district says the lawsuit, filed by the federal and state ...]]>http://www.chieftain.com/special/water/5322926-120/district-colorado-lawsuit-springs
/Special/Water/13318833Sat, 12 Nov 2016 05:25:32 GMTCHIEFTAIN PHOTO/FILE
The muddy Fountain Creek (right) and the Arkansas River converge at the confluence on the East Side of Pueblo. The Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District recently triggered a stormwater violations suit against Colorado Springs.Fed, state governments sue Colorado Springs over stormwater dischargesThu, 10 Nov 2016 18:35:41 GMT

BY ROBERT BOCZKIEWICZ
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

DENVER — The federal and state governments are jointly suing the city of Colorado Springs for discharging pollutants from stormwater into Fountain Creek and into other tributaries of the Arkansas River.
The lawsuit seeks a court order requiring Color...]]>http://www.chieftain.com/special/water/5317367-120/lawsuit-colorado-springs-discharges
/Special/Water/13304739Thu, 10 Nov 2016 18:35:41 GMTCHIEFTAIN PHOTO/FILE
A view of the Fountain Creek reduced to a trickle in 2010. A federal lawsuit seeks a court order requiring Colorado Springs to address its stormwater pollutants being charged into Arkansas River tributaries.New Mexico has eye on Colorado waterThu, 10 Nov 2016 04:58:48 GMT

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FARMINGTON, N.M. — A water commission is eyeing a possible pipeline from a Colorado lake to northern New Mexico.
The Daily Times reports San Juan Water Commission members will meet in October to weigh having the pipeline designed at an estimated cost...]]>http://www.chieftain.com/special/water/5138697-120/lake-colorado-commission-pipeline
/Special/Water/12848939Thu, 10 Nov 2016 04:58:48 GMTColorado communities worried about glacier water suppliesThu, 10 Nov 2016 04:57:43 GMT

The Pueblo County commissioners voted Monday on an agreement with the city of Pueblo and its Stormwater Utility Enterprise that will provide up to $6 million to fund a project to maintain the Fountain Creek levee system.
The deal is one piece of an i...]]>http://www.chieftain.com/special/water/5207270-120/hart-pueblo-levee-million
/Special/Water/13022265Thu, 10 Nov 2016 04:56:58 GMTTerry HartResidents play it coolWed, 09 Nov 2016 06:06:03 GMT

BY WILL GRANDBOIS
SPECIAL TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Glenwood Springs residents probably seldom think about where their water comes from, but Jerry Wade has every day for almost three decades.
Wade has been working for the city of Glenwood Springs since he was 18 and managing its wa...]]>http://www.chieftain.com/special/water/5294178-120/glenwood-wade-springs-million
/Special/Water/13247050Wed, 09 Nov 2016 06:06:03 GMTPueblo County commissioners to address Fountain Creek issueMon, 03 Oct 2016 17:17:23 GMT

BY ANTHONY A. MESTAS
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

The Pueblo County commissioners are scheduled to vote Monday on an agreement with the city of Pueblo and its Stormwater Utility Enterprise that will provide up to $6 million to fund a high-priority project to maintain the integrity of the Fountain Cr...]]>http://www.chieftain.com/special/water/5199154-120/pueblo-county-agreement-commissioners
/Special/Water/13002323Mon, 03 Oct 2016 17:17:23 GMTFountain Creek advisory issued in wake of fuel spillWed, 14 Sep 2016 02:59:30 GMT

Conservation easements have figured prominently in the Arkansas River Basin as a way to offer landowners incentives to retain water rights rather than selling them off the land.
They also underpin Colorado’s Water Plan, mainly through statements in s...]]>http://www.chieftain.com/special/water/5013189-120/plan-colorado-conservation-arkansas
/Special/Water/12536520Wed, 14 Sep 2016 02:53:04 GMTcourtesy photo
Ben Lenth, executive director of the San Isabel Land Trust, spoke with The Pueblo Chieftain about how to preserve the Lower Arkansas Valley’s most precious resource.Irrigated farming champion Orville Tomky dies at 92Wed, 14 Sep 2016 02:51:16 GMT

BY CHRIS WOODKA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

Orville Tomky, an outspoken defender of irrigated agriculture, died Tuesday at the Crowley County Nursing Center. He was 92.
“He predicted that Crowley County would become a wasteland, but it did not dampen his enthusiasm and work ethic on how he far...]]>http://www.chieftain.com/special/water/5006018-120/tomky-county-crowley-aurora
/Special/Water/12518046Wed, 14 Sep 2016 02:51:16 GMTOrville TomkyEl Paso County struggles to fill water needsWed, 14 Sep 2016 02:42:09 GMT

BY CHRIS WOODKA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

In a way, the whole reason a state water plan is needed lies north of the Pueblo County line.
In the Arkansas River basin, three-fourths of the future need identified in a 2008 study was in El Paso County, the fastest growing area in the region. Like...]]>http://www.chieftain.com/special/water/5050386-120/plan-colorado-fountain-gap
/Special/Water/12626772Wed, 14 Sep 2016 02:42:09 GMTMike Fink